Origin of the Earth Symbol โ™ โŠ•

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Origin of the Earth Symbol

Note that there are 2 symbols for earth:

the one with cross on top of circle came from stylized globus cruciger (Latin, โ€œcross-bearing orbโ€).

globus cruciger

The globus cruciger (Latin, โ€œcross-bearing orbโ€), aka orb and cross, is a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in iconography, and with the sceptre as royal regalia.

Imperial Orb of the Holy Roman Empire 228
Imperial Orb of the Holy Roman Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Imperial_Orb_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire.jpg

Pluto Symbol โ™‡

Today, Pluto โ™‡ is no longer considered a planet, but a dwarf planet, alone with other dwarf planets discovered recently. One of them is dwarf planet Eris, but it doesn't have agreed-upon sign, and no Unicode symbol dedicated to it. (Eris is goddess of strife. She tossed a golden apple with inscription โ€œfor the most beautifulโ€ in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis as a prize of beauty, thus sparking a vanity-fueled dispute among goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. )

BLACK MOON LILITH Symbol โ™‡

The BLACK MOON LILITH โšธ is a hypothetical moon proposed in 1918 by astrologer Walter Gorn Old. It's not recognized in astronomy today or in the past. Though, there is a asteroid named 1181 Lilith.

Lilith is a figure in Jewish mythology, a โ€œnight monsterโ€.

Astrology, Astronomy, Weather